On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 11:07:15AM +0100, John Wyzer wrote:
> Thanks for the answers!

 :-)

As in "good to see common interrests"


> On 21/02/16 09:49, Philip Hands wrote:
> > I presume you're not doing anything complicated (like including other
> > preseed files that might set the setting back).
> No, just one preseed.cfg. I pasted it below.
    <snip/>  
> ./cdebconf/questions.dat:Value: boot-root :: 200 50 250 ext3 $primary{ } 
> $bootable{ } method{ format } format{ } use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 } 
> mountpoint{ /boot } . 64 512 1200 linux-swap method{ swap } format{ } . 500 
> 512 1000000000 btrfs method{ format } format{ } use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ 
> btrfs } mountpoint{ / } . tasksel tasksel/first   multiselect standard

Note the tasksel in "partman stuff"

    <snip/>  
> ./syslog:Feb 21 09:04:36 debconf: --> SETTITLE tasksel/title
> ./syslog:Feb 21 09:05:07 frontend: --> GET tasksel/first
> ./syslog:Feb 21 09:05:07 frontend: <-- 10 tasksel/first doesn't exist

Note 'tasksel/first doesnot exist'

    <snip/>  

> This is my preseed.cfg with root password, ntp, proxy and 
> preseed/late_command removed.
> 
    <snip/>  
> d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
> d-i partman/confirm boolean true
> d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
> 
> d-i partman/early_command string [ -b /dev/sda ] && if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda 
> bs=1024 count=1024 || true

FWIW: I think it misses `dd` ...


> d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string                         \
>       boot-root ::                                            \
>               200 50 250 ext3                                  \
>                       $primary{ } $bootable{ }                \
>                       method{ format } format{ }              \
>                       use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 }    \
>                       mountpoint{ /boot }                     \
>               .                                               \
>               64 512 1200 linux-swap                          \
>                       method{ swap } format{ }                \
>               .                                               \
>               500 512 1000000000 btrfs                        \ 
>                       method{ format } format{ }              \ 
>                       use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ btrfs }    \
>                       mountpoint{ / }                         \
>               .                                               \
> 
> tasksel tasksel/first   multiselect standard

I see  

        .   \
tasksel tasksel/first   multiselect standard


So 'tasksel tasksel/first   multiselect standard' is merged to the 
partman-auto/expert_recipe string.


Advice: add some seperator or remove a backslash to avoid "continue on next 
line"



Groeten
Geert Stappers
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